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单词 boysy
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boysyadj.

Brit. /ˈbɔɪzi/, U.S. /ˈbɔɪzi/
Forms: 1900s– boysie, 1900s– boysy.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boy n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: Apparently < the plural of boy n.1 + -y suffix1, although compare also -sy suffix2 and boysie n. Compare girly adj. and also the (rare) form girlsy in quot. 1933.
colloquial (now chiefly British).
Consisting of, characteristic of, or suitable for boys or young men; assertively masculine in character; (also) youthfully boisterous.
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the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > virile man
boysy1921
he-mannish1924
macho1949
macho man1959
studly1966
the world > people > person > child > boy > [adjective]
boyish1542
boyly1552
laddish1841
little boy1843
small boy1858
boyey1885
boysy1921
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively
exuberant?1504
flagartie1535
unsober1542
unstaida1557
coltisha1586
skittisha1592
unsettled1594
untameful1607
tearing1654
boisterousa1683
rackety1773
rumbustiousa1777
ranty1783
polrumptious1787
spanking1801
flisky1807
uproarious1819
unplacid1825
skylarking1826
fizzy1855
polyphloisboisterousa1875
polyphloisbic1915
raucous1919
boysy1921
bang-about1933
Tigger-like1974
1921 E. Wetherald Tree-top Mornings 10 And a noisy, boysy, rollicky..time they have together!
1933 L. Hart Hollywood Party in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 197/1 For tonight I meet you At that noisy, girlsy and boysy Hollywood Party.
1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 71/2 The allure of The Stone Roses' boysie irreverence..can't be denied.
2000 Big Issue 28 Feb. 29/4 Three Kings has been marketed in America as a boysy action movie.
2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 7 It was a very ‘boysie’ office.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1921
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